Kia pride 1997 - Page 34

RUNNING-IN, ECONOMICAL OPERATION
Running-in
No special running in period is needed.
But by following a few simple precautions
for the first 600 miles (1,000 km), you may
add to the performance, economy and life
of your vehicle.
e Donot race the engine.
e Do not maintain a single speed for
long, either fast or slow.
e Avoid hard stops, except in emergen-
cies, to allow the brakes to seat prop-
erly.
e Avoid full-throttle starts.
3-4
Calculating Fuel Consumpti-
on
The fuel economy calculating is an esti-
mate. It tells you approximately the dis-
tance you can drive for each gallon(litre)
of fuel that your vehicle uses. Do not cal-
culate the fuel consumption during your
vehicles running-in period. This would not
be an accurate estimate of how much fuel
your vehicle will normally use.
To calculate the fuel consumption:
e Make sure the fuel tank is full before
you record the first mileage reading.
e Then, every time you buy fuel, fill the
tank completely and write down the
number of miles (kilometers) that you
have driven and the number of gallons
(litres) of fuel that you buy.
(Keep a record for at least a month. This
will give you a more accurate estimate
than calculating the mileage based on
only one or two readings).
Divide the total number of miles that
you have driven by the total number of
gallons that your vehicle has used. In
metric, multiply the number of litres
used by 100 and divide the answer by
the number of kilometers traveled.
This will give you the number of litres
used per 100 km.